yeah you should always change your oil at 3000 with a
turbo but i do that now on my non turbo dakota but
with a turbo you should run thicker oil
Frank
94 3.9 sport
--- "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> wrote:
> Well...for $1500 (or even $2000) i'd consider
> it...but i'd be worried about
> the heat that they will generate and the quality of
> the turbos. (Not to
> forget the more frequent oil changes which adds up
> quickly if you're using
> synthetic.)
>
> I can't see how they/he/she will keep the price down
> that low with just the
> two turbos, and the plumbing for them. Hell, a
> RayJay or Garrett costs
> anywhere between $600 - $800 for just the turbine
> and housing. Add a second
> and then the custom built plumbing, computer
> reprogramming, and all the rest
> of the trimmings and you're well over $3500.
> (Wonder what brand of turbo's
> they're using.)
>
> The Jeep 4.0L kit runs over $2900, puts out 5-7psi,
> makes only 50-90 more HP
> (boost depending), makes max power at 3500rpm...and
> that is a single turbo
> with everything required to install it.
> (Hmmm...5-7psi, wonder what a 9psi
> PowerDyne will do for $2400.)
>
> Don't get me wrong, i'm still open to the idea, but
> something just doesn't
> feel right about it for $2000.
>
> $0.02
>
> - Bernd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> Dester223@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 10:40 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: Twin Turbo Group Buy?
>
>
> he said "should be under 2 grand" "probably about
> 1,500"
>
> As I said. This is just a test to see who'd be
> interested. But I will
> contact a lot of turbo companies and talk to the
> turbo company that he knows
> really well and see what could be done.
>
> "yea. I'm gonna need a (couple) twin turbo setups
> for a v6 dakota"
> "how many is a "couple?""
> "about 10?"
> hehe
> -Dester
> << How much we talking about anyway? (Is it above
> $3500??)
>
> - Bernd >>
>
>
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